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VIDEO: Ali Muhammed talks about Serbia’s strength
Turkey’s Ali Muhammed spoke to BallinEurope after his side lost to Serbia in their fourth game of EuroBasket 2015 in Berlin. Muhammed gave his thoughts on Serbia’s strengths, the struggle of playing on back to back days, and how Turkey need to improve to beat Iceland. Watch him give his thoughts below. BallinEurope is in […]
VIDEO: Cedi Osman says Turkey don’t fear France
Cedi Osman talked about Turkey’s probable knockout round match with France in Lille and how his side won’t fear the challenge. He also told BiE about his own growth as a player in this tournament. Watch the full interview below. BallinEurope is in the running for two awards at Blog Awards Ireland. Go here to […]
Serbia make a big statement with victory over Turkey
A EuorBasket record equalling 13 assists by Milos Teodosic spurred Serbia to a dominant win over Turkey in Berlin, Emmet Ryan reports This was the performance that made a statement for Serbia, more than their win over Spain. We knew this was a team that could get it done in crunch time but on Wednesday […]
Why can’t we all just get along?
Ahead of a tense day in Berlin, Emmet Ryan has some drunk thoughts to share with BiE readers Let’s not dance around it, I mean I’m totally going to but it’s a nice thing to say, Turkey and Serbia aren’t exactly friends in the basketball world right now. We know the story, we all know […]
Italy blow Group B wide open with upset of Spain
A 15-2 run to start the third quarter gave Italy the edge they needed as Spain suffered a big shock that will leave their fate in doubt until Thursday Of course Italy had a Datome section right behind the media seats. After two displays that did little to inspire over the weekend, not a whole […]
VIDEO: Ali Muhammed praises Turkey’s defence against Germany
Ali Muhammed said he was happy with how Turkey’s defence stepped up against Germany at EuroBasket 2015 in Berlin. http://youtu.be/W9J1OUAh-3k BallinEurope is in the running for two awards at Blog Awards Ireland. Go here to vote for BiE
Hot start sees Turkey to easy victory over Germany
Even a drought in the second quarter couldn’t stop Turkey as they rolled to an easy victory over the home side in front of 13,015 fans in Berln, writes Emmet Ryan Fuelled by a 5 of 6 performance from deep in the first quarter, Turkey hit Germany hard from the off in this one as […]
VIDEO: Nedovic happy with Serbia’s second half performance
Nemanja Nedovic told BallinEurope that he was pleased with the way Serbia improved in the second half of their win over Iceland and that he was looking forward to the final two games in Berlin. Watch the full interview below. BallinEurope is in the running for two awards at Blog Awards Ireland. Go here to […]
VIDEO: Baeringsson wants Iceland to deliver for the fans
Hlynur Baeringsson praised Iceland’s fans after their loss to Serbia at EuroBasket 2015 and looked ahead to a tough test from Spain on Wednesday. Watch his full interview below. BallinEurope is in the running for two awards at Blog Awards Ireland. Go here to vote for BiE
Plucky Iceland no match for Kuzmic and Serbia as leaders go 3-0
It was far from a vintage performance but Serbia never looked in trouble as they cruised past Iceland in Berlin, writes Emmet Ryan With the rest day in the books there was a relaxed air to proceedings in the arena albeit one that was probably too much for Serbia’s liking. Sasha Djordjevic certainly thought so […]
Spain cruise past tired Turkey to claim first win of EuroBasket 2015
Turkey had fight but they lacked energy and Spain made light work of a tired opponent to move to 1-1 in Group B, writes Emmet Ryan Sergio Llull got proceedings under way from deep in the final game of the night. After overcoming Italy on the opening day, Ergin Ataman’s 8-deep strategy was likely to […]
VIDEO: Danilo Gallinari would rather Spain had no Gasols
Danilo Gallinari spoke to the media after Italy’s win over Iceland at EuroBasket 2015 to discuss the rest of his side’s opponents in Group B. Gallo saved special mention for the challenge of playing Pau Gasol and Spain, even without Marc Gasol in the squad. Watch his full interview below.